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Man, 67, drowns in northern Minnesota lake
REMER, Minn.—The Cass County Sheriff's Office recovered the body of a 76-year-old man Monday, June 18, on Upper Menton Lake near Remer...
 News/accidents June 19, 2018 - 9:42pm
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School bus driver fell asleep before Polk County crash, patrol says
LENGBY, Minn.—The driver of a Grand Rapids, Minn., bus that crashed and injured a dozen students last month in eastern Polk County apparently...
 News/accidents June 19, 2018 - 3:15pm
Cass Lake man who died after assault ID'd in court documents
CASS LAKE—A Cass Lake man who died after an assault June 8 has been identified in court documents as William Clifford Jones, 25. Three...
 News/crime and courts June 18, 2018 - 5:13pm
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Brianna Cassady, a transgender woman, speaks about her gender reassignment surgery at Essentia in Fargo on Monday, June 18, 2018. David Samson / The Forum
'I am the first': Full gender reassignment surgery believed to be the first in North Dakota
FARGO — Brianna Cassady said she was 8 or 9 years old, growing up in a small town in Iowa, when she realized that despite her outward appearance...
 News June 19, 2018 - 8:48pm
A photo of the haul released by the sheriff's department shows the firearms laid out in neat rows that covered just about the entire patio at a local sheriff's station. Photo by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.
A tipster suspected a felon kept 'a large arsenal' at home. Police found 553 guns in all.
The tip that came into the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was simple: Someone suspected that a felon in Southern California was illegally...
 News/crime and courts June 19, 2018 - 6:15pm
Dorothy M. Remington
Dorothy M. Remington Dorothy M. Remington, 97, longtime Coleraine Third Addition resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 18, 2018...
 June 19, 2018 - 9:37pm
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Southwest Minnesota man accused of shooting wife, stepdaughter after argument over anniversary
ST. JAMES, Minn. — A southwest Minnesota man is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting his wife and stepdaughter on Saturday, June...
 News June 19, 2018 - 7:33pm
Jerry Oelrich
Jerry Oelrich Nov. 19, 1950 - June 17, 2018 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Jerry Oelrich, 67, Bemidji, died Sunday, June 17, in his home. Arrangements are pending with Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bemidji.
 June 19, 2018 - 7:47pm
Red Lake man pleads not guilty to shooting charge
BEMIDJI—A Red Lake man charged with assault after an early May shooting pleaded not guilty Monday. David James Cook, Jr., 21, was charged...
 News June 19, 2018 - 3:35pm
Rachel Gray's farm near Blackduck, Minn., received 5 inches of rain over the weekend. (Submitted photo)
Some areas of western Minnesota saw up to 7 inches of rain
BLACKDUCK, Minn.—Northwest Minnesota rancher Rachel Gray suffered through drought last summer. She promised herself then that "I'll never...
 News/Weather June 19, 2018 - 3:56pm
Trump supporter Randal Thom of Lakefield, Minn. poses for a photo with his Trump flag at the DECC parking lot in Duluth Tuesday. Thom is part of a group that travels to Trump rallies across the midwest called Front Row Joes. They arrive early at rallies to make sure they can be in the front row. Clint Austin / Forum News Service
Trump's Duluth visit sparks mixed reactions
DULUTH—Wednesday, June 20, in Duluth, President Donald Trump will conduct one of his patented campaign rallies. He has used the events...
 News/government and politics June 19, 2018 - 8:40pm
Charlene Mae Kvande
Charlene Mae Kvande March 5, 1950 - June 20, 2018 BAGLEY, Minn. - Charlene Mae Kvande, 68, Bagley, died Friday, June 20, in her home. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., followed by the celebration of life at 2 p.m., today, June 20, at First Assembly of God in Bemidji, Minn. The Rev....
 June 19, 2018 - 9:27pm
Cass Lake woman pleads not guilty to obstruction in Shank killing
WALKER—A Cass Lake woman accused of obstructing the investigation into the shooting death of Brandi Shank (also known as Brandi Strong)...
 News June 18, 2018 - 6:03pm
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is running for the office again this year, spoke to business leaders Thursday in Hutchinson, Minn. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber
In new race for old seat, ex-Minn. governor Tim Pawlenty waffles on Trump
BABBITT, Minn. - President Donald Trump was due in a few days, but Tim Pawlenty was not ready to say if he would share the stage in Duluth on...
 News/government and politics June 19, 2018 - 7:57pm
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Man with tattoo of a gun on his forehead gets arrested for illegally possessing a firearm
GREENVILLE, N.C.—A South Carolina man who has a tattoo of a gun on his forehead was arrested for illegally possessing a firearm, among other...
 News/crime and courts June 19, 2018 - 4:27pm

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Have a look at the Summer 2018 edition of inBemidji here.

Top left: Bemidji win "Best MN Town." Top center: Bull moose visits Lake Bemidji. Top right: BSU men's hockey coach with the MacNaughton Cup. Bottom left: Rescue team heads out on Upper Red Lake. Bottom center: People embrace on the first day of searching for missing fishermen on Lower Red Lake. Bottom right: Bus accident on Irvine Avenue. (Pioneer file photos)

The local news cycle in 2017 covered all the emotions—from joy and excitement to worry and sadness. The past year in the Bemidji region started out with searches for a ...

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